New Zealand s loneliest mountain Nov 29, 2020

According to the legends of New Zealand"s Indigenous Māori people, the lonely Mount Taranaki wasn"t always lonely. Taranaki, the story goes, once lived among other mountains in the North Island"s center. But Taranaki feuded with the powerful volcano Tongariro over the love of the pretty peak Pīhanga. In their epic battle, the now flat-topped Tongariro lost his head but emerged victorious. The vanquished Taranaki wandered west, cutting trenches as he trudged to the shore and filling them with lovesick tears to create the region"s rivers.

© Francesco Vaninetti/plainpicture

palette

Today in History

Nov 29, 2018A Christmas market with a long history
Nov 29, 2019Opt outside today
Nov 29, 2021Rainbow Mountain
Nov 29, 2022Giving Tuesday
Nov 29, 2023Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting
Nov 29, 2024Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
Nov 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 17, 2024Frost-covered dunes on Mars
Mar 12, 2019The otherworldly red river
Feb 12, 2019To Roswell, and beyond!
Aug 10, 2021Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
Nov 21, 2018A showcase for future fame
Oct 22, 2021Jasper Dark Sky Festival
Jan 10, 2024Take the Stairs Day
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Jul 19, 2018Cosplay strongly encouraged
Feb 20, 2022World Whale Day
Dec 20, 2018Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
Feb 6, 2023Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
Oct 22, 2024Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
Mar 30, 2022Belted Galloway cows
Oct 12, 2020Indigenous Peoples Day
Jun 24, 2019A summertime light show
Jun 9, 2024Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
Nov 23, 2024Fibonacci Day
Dec 27, 2022Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
Nov 21, 2023Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
Aug 7, 2019Nubble Island’s only industry
Mar 18, 2023Gamboa Crater, Mars
Jul 23, 2022National Moth Week
Apr 10, 2025Siblings Day
Jun 22, 2023World Rainforest Day
Jan 22, 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
Jun 28, 2025Pride 2025
Nov 10, 2019Sunny day, sweepin the clouds away
May 18, 2024International Museum Day
May 19, 2018At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day